eso ha pasado un 13 Abril

1919 : Massacre in Amritsar in the Punjab Province


On April 13, 1919, British General Reginald Dyer fired on a peaceful crowd gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, India. 337 people were killed and 1500 injured.

1941 : Neutrality Pact between the Soviet Union and Japan


On April 13, 1941, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a neutrality pact for a period of 5 years. The pact was denunciated on April 5, 1945 by USSR, in accordance with the agreements of Yalta and the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945.

1948 : Medical convoy attacked in Jerusalem


On April 13, 1948, a convoy carrying medical supplies and personnel to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem was attacked by Arab forces. 79 people were killed.

1964 : Sidney Poitier won an Oscar


On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to win an Oscar for best actor for his role in the film Lilies of the Field.

1970 : Explosion aboard Apollo 13


On April 13, 1970, when Apollo 13 approached the moon, an explosion occurred on board forcing the astronauts to abandon their mission and find an emergency solution to go back to earth.

1972 : Beginning of the Battle of An Loc


On April 13, 1972, in South Vietnam, began the battle of An Loc, which ended on July 20th with the victory of the South Vietnamese against the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong.

1997 : Tiger Woods won the Masters


On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer (21 years) to win the Masters tournament with the lowest score ever achieved at this tournament.

Actualidad del día : 13 Abril

Songkran
On April 13 starts the Songkran, New Year's Theravada Buddhism, throughout southeast Asia. On April 13 we celebrate Mahasongkran, the last day of the previous year. April 14 is Wan Nao, the day after and April 15 is Wan Thaloeng Sok, when the new year begins. For the occasion, temples and houses are cleaned and we mark respect for our elders by pouring scented water on their hands. Water is a sign of purification of body and mind. Today the festival has become a huge water fight in the streets in much of southeast Asia.

Cita del día : 13 Abril

Sidney Poitier
My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

Cumpleaños : 13 Abril

Catherine de Médicis, Reina consorte y regente de Francia (1519)
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, Escritor y soldado francés (1618)
Frederick North, Primer ministro del Reino Unido (1732)
Thomas Jefferson, Tercero Presidente de los Estados Unidos (1743)
Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, Político francés (1747)
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Mariscal de Francia (1764)
Frank Winfield Woolworth, Fundador de la empresa F. W. Woolworth (1852)
Butch Cassidy, Fuera de la ley americano (1866)
Herbert Yardley, Criptógrafo americano (1889)
Arthur Fadden, Primer ministro de Australia (1894)
Jacques Lacan, Psicoanalista francés (1901)
Philippe de Rothschild, Piloto de carreras y viticultor francés (1902)
Samuel Beckett, Escritor irlandés, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1906)
Howard Keel, Actor americano (1919)
Julius Nyerere, Primer Presidente de Tanzania (1922)
Stanley Donen, Director de cine americano (1924)
Maurice Ronet, Actor francés (1927)
Seamus Heaney, Escritor irlandés, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1939)
Paul Sorvino, Actor americano (1939)
J. M. G. Le Clézio, Escritor francés, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1940)
Vladimir Cosma, Compositor francés (1940)
Jean-Marc Reiser, Dibujante francés (1941)
Al Green, Cantante americano (1946)
Ron Perlman, Actor americano (1950)
Garry Kasparov, Gran maestro de ajedrez ruso (1963)
Marc Ford, Músico estadounidense (1966)
Franck Esposito, Nadador francés (1971)
Jonathan Brandis, Actor americano (1976)
Meghann Shaughnessy, Jugadora de tenis estadounidense (1979)
Anders Lindegaard, Futbolista danés (1984)
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Futbolista brasileño (1988)

Nos han dejado un 13 Abril

Jean de La Fontaine, Fabulista francés (1695)
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, Político francés (1794)
Nicolas Chamfort, Escritor francés (1794)
Annie Jump Cannon, Astrónoma estadounidense (1941)
Cécile Chaminade, Compositora y pianista francesa (1944)
Georges Duhamel, Escritor francés (1966)
Giorgio Bassani, Escritor italiano (2000)
Johnnie Johnson, Músico estadounidense (2005)
Raymond Marcillac, Periodista francés (2007)
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